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Edgehill

British  
/ ˌɛdʒˈhɪl /

noun

  1. a ridge in S Warwickshire: site of the indecisive first battle between Charles I and the Parliamentarians (1642) in the Civil War

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Edgehill fire, which was limited to 54 acres, still forced many residents to evacuate and destroyed several homes, according to San Bernardino Fire spokesperson Eric Sherwin.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2024

Officers spotted the car a short time later and followed it to the Edgehill area south of downtown, where it crashed.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2023

He later studied at Edgehill Theological College in the city and was a lay preacher in County Tyrone before he took up ministerial positions in Ballynahinch and Lisburn.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2023

Drake's orders came just days after police conducted a search warrant at the Edgehill home shortly after 6 a.m.

From Fox News Aug. 20, 2020

Shinkin is also ridiculed for the share he took in the battle of Edgehill, the first important 84 engagement in the Civil War.

From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Mason Jackson

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